Live auction - bfe_912519 - LIMOUSIN - SAINT-MARTIAL'S ABBEY OF LIMOGES Denier ou barbarin
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Live starting : Type : Denier ou barbarin
Date: c. 1150-1200
Mint name / Town : Limoges
Metal : billon
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 0,91 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Denier présentant quelques faiblesses de frappe. Le flan est large et légèrement irrégulier, la patine est hétérogène
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : S. MARCI[A]L, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 7 HEURES).
Obverse description : Buste barbu de saint Martial de face accosté de deux annelets (bouchés), coupant la légende en bas.
Obverse translation : (Saint Martial).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + LEMOVICENSIS.
Reverse description : Croix cantonnée aux 1 et 4 d’un oméga, aux 2 et 3 de deux annelets.
Reverse translation : (de Limoges).
Historical background
LIMOUSIN - SAINT-MARTIAL'S ABBEY OF LIMOGES
(12th century)
Saint-Martial is the first bishop of Limoges at the end of the 3rd century, mandated by Saint-Denis according to the hagiographic tradition. The abbey was a Cluniac foundation and came under the Order. She often opposed the viscounts of Limoges who imitated her coinage. After the Maison de Bretagne took possession, the coinage of the abbey of Saint-Martial lost its importance. It is not mentioned in the ordinance of 1315.
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